By: Chuckles
It amazes me that people fail to understand the value of this.. Why do the stores use barcodes? You have a DVD collection, you want to list them. You can either manually enter the items, or you can...
View ArticleBy: neckro23
The webcam barcode scanner is a nice idea, but it scanned the barcodes incorrectly (two digits wrong, so the check digit still matched) on the two items that I tried.
View ArticleBy: MiltonRandKalman
And then when your milk is low, a robot grocer delivers it promptly on a hovercraft. THE FUTURE WILL HAVE A CHECKSUM! Old science mags are chock full of articles about lasers doing everything from...
View ArticleBy: meditative_zebra
For those wondering what is the purpose of this site (and similar sites such as UPC Database) allow me to explain how I use these sites. Since many nationwide retailers tend to clearance items at...
View ArticleBy: sourbrew
pwb503 seconded, I want to combine something like that with this barcode reader ap for a webcam. Enter personal virtual pantry accessible from my homes private web serv. "What's I got to eat?"
View ArticleBy: sourbrew
Sweet, i was plotting uses for just this sort of information the other day. Much thanks for this post.
View ArticleBy: pwb503
If you're into this sort of thing, you should know about these two as well: Bar Code ServerGEPIR Client For those who are wondering why these services are nice... Sometimes I want to get a bunch of...
View ArticleBy: iconomy
EAN13 - 7312040017683 is the barcode for Absolut Vodka. I don't know anything about barcodes, but I know what I like, and I like EAN13 - 7312040017683!
View ArticleBy: drleary
I don't see the use for it either, because if you have access to the barcode you probably have access to whatever the barcode is attached to... That said, it worked for the only thing I had in reaching...
View ArticleBy: onkelchrispy
i don't get it either. i was posting it in hopes someone could explain it to me.
View ArticleBy: ashbury
This is a serious question: why do I need a database of barcodes? What use is this? I don't get it. Now somebody educate me, please.
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